Griswold, Lisbon, Plainfield, Sterling and Voluntown

Discusses Protecting Children from Convicted Felons, 2019 Toll Bills, and Restoring Funding for the Griswold Youth Service Bureau

This morning, I was invited to speak on-air with Stu Bryer of WICH. We discussed my bill requiring background checks for camp counselors, which received a joint favorable report from the Committee on Children. This bipartisan legislation will help protect our children from sex offenders and other dangerous felons, which is something we can all get behind. The process…

I had the honor of presenting a legislative citation from the CT General Assembly with Jared Picco (on behalf of Senator Heather Somers) to Griswold Middle School sixth grader Izabella Ware. She was chosen from thousands of students by the National Red Ribbon’s anti-drug campaign for creating the logo, “Send a Message: Stay Drug Free.”

Izabella and 200 GMS students came up with logos after their health teacher challenged them to participate in this campaign. I am so proud of Izabella and her classmates…